(Remote) e-voting in the Netherlands
Leontine LoeberConstitutional Affairs and Legislation
Susanne CaarlsPublic Sector Innovation and Information Policy Department
E-voting in the Netherlands
Elections for the Lower House on the 22th November
Intented use of Sdu and Nedap machines in most municipalities
10 municipalities: paper ballots
Sdu machines could not be used
E-voting in the media
Fokke and Sukke find it very useful:
The best part is: you don’t only know what somebody voted, but you can also hear the travel reports
What happened and why now?
Elections in March: first use of e-voting in Amsterdam
Protest group: www.wijvertrouwenstemcomputersniet.nl (we don’t trust voting computers)
Main complaints: computers not safe from hacking and computers can be tapped (invasion of secrecy of the vote)
Why withdrawal of approval Sdu?
Claim that computers could be tapped
Investigation by Dutch General Information and Security Service
Results: claims are true
Minister has to guarantee secrecy of vote
Future?
Elections in March, still uncertain if e-voting will be used
Independent committee will advise on the use of e-voting in the Netherlands in the future
Probably debate with the new elected Lower House
Also on use of internet voting
Internet voting
First experiment
•European Parliament elections•1 June - 10 June 2004•Dutch voters abroad•Experiment Act
•Telephone voting: 480 votes•Internet voting: 4.871votes•Total: 5.351 votes
Experiment 2006
Rijnland Internet Election System
Winner of the UN Public Service Award for “Improving transparency, accountability, and responsiveness in the Public Service”.
Voter can check if his vote cast has been counted
Future internet voting
•Evaluation
•Make internet voting a basic facility
Thank you
Leontine Loeber
Susanne Caarls